Bolthouse Farms carrot chips

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (BUSINESS WIRE ) -- Bolthouse Farms is voluntarily recalling a limited
quantity of Bolthouse Farms 16-ounce Carrot Chips following a routine sampling event, conducted on
Oct. 22, by a North Carolina health official. The company was notified on Oct. 31, that the
inspection detected the possibility of salmonella in the 16-ounce bag that was tested. Bolthouse
Farms has not received any reports of consumer illness or other consumer complaints related to this
product.

Bolthouse Farms is retrieving the Carrot Chips from the marketplace.

No other Bolthouse Farms products are affected by this recall.

Approximately 5,600 cases of the 16-ounce bags shipped to retail customers in the United
States and Canada are being recalled. The affected product is labeled as Bolthouse Farms Carrot
Chips and has the following information and codes on the front right corner of the bags:

BEST IF USED BY NOV 12 2012 04T plus 4-digit military time BF 212 J11 UPC 71464 17209

BEST IF USED BY NOV 13 2012 04T plus 4-digit military time BF 212 J12 UPC 71464 17209

Consumers who have purchased the Bolthouse Farms Carrot Chips with those codes and best by
dates should not eat the product. Consumers are encouraged to return the product to the store where
they purchased it for an exchange or full refund. Consumers also can contact Bolthouse Farms at
1-866-535-3774 (24 hours a day through Nov. 5) for more information.

Salmonella is an organism that can cause a foodborne illness. Symptoms of infection include
diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection. The illness usually lasts four
to seven days, and most persons recover without treatment.